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Yonge Street (West / East Division) Bloor Street / Danforth Avenue (North / Division - unofficial) 1 District Boundary 16 6 2 5 4 17 11 10 9 13 3 8 12 7 14 15 18 19 Hip(ish), but like from yester-year. 6 / 10 Daytime • Uptown Yonge St. (from St Clair to Melrose) • Mount Pleasant Cemetery • David Balfour Trail (walk through ravine and park along Yellow Creek) • Burger Shack • La Carnita • Echo Sushi • Belly Buster Submarines • Urban Hakka • Rudy (smash burgers) • Little Sister • Uncle Betty’s Diner • Khau Gully • Stack BBQ • PAI Uptown • Holy Chuck • Rahier Patisserie • Monkey Bar (+ food) • Good Fortune Bar • Function Bar (+ food) • Shenanigans Pub (+ food and large patio) • Union Social Eatery (+ food) • Midtown Gastro Hub (+ food) • Bar Batavia (+ food) • Absolute Comedy (Toronto’s best comedy club) • The Rose and Crown (+ food and live music) • Kramer’s (Karaoke on Fridays) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show Unpretentious and hip, but far. 7.5 / 10 Nighttime • The Junction Strip (Dundas between Indian Grove and St Johns) • Pandemonium (used book and media store) • Jumbo Burgers • Pho Huong • Dundas Pizza • Bunner’s Bake Shop • See Scape • When The Pig Came Home • Chica’s Fried Chicken • Indilicious (Indian) • The Alpine • Leela Indian Food Bar • Indie Alehouse (+ food) • Hole in the Wall (+ food) • Famous Last Words (library • 3030 Dundas West themed bar) • Under the Alpine • Junction City Music Hall (if open – check website) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show Daytime fun 7.5 / 10 The sun is shining • Roncesvalles Neighbourhood (Roncesvalles from Bloor to Queen) • High Park • Grenadier Pond • High Park Zoo • High Park Off-Leash Dog Park • Homes along Parkside Dr. • Janchenko Bakery • Ed’s Real Scoop • Burrito Boyz • Hanah’s Café & Bakery • Ma Mansion • Barque Smokehouse • Café Polonez • La Cubana • The Ace • Bandit Brewery (+ food) • The Bluebird (w/ secret patio) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • The Local (bar with live music) • Extra Butter Coffee (serving coffee made with butter) • Shakespeare in the Park (check if the play-season is on during your stay) Functional-byday and fun-bynight 7 / 10 Early evening to night • Value Village • Dufferin Mall (big meh) • Dufferin Grove Park • 96 Tears Vintage • Dead Dog Records • Kibo Sushi • Caribbean Queen of Patties • Brock Sandwich • Maker Pizza • Seoul Shakers • Burdock • Parallel • Sugo • Port Light on Bloor (+ food) • Bar Neon • Civil Liberties (custom cocktails) • Grey Tiger (+ food) • 3 Speed Brewery • Halo Brewery • Tallboys Craft Beer House • Penny’s Bar • Geary Lane • The Jim Sponsored by: www.trivia.show Chic + Studentville 8.5 / 10 Nighttime • Koreatown Tiger (go at night – outside of Christie Station) • Christie Pits Park • BMV Bookstore (best used bookstore ever) • Bata Shoe Museum • Hot Docs Theatre (documentary cinema – they serve beer) • Basecamp Climbing (climbing gym) • Hanji Handmade Paper and Gifts (stationery store) • Mr. Pen (stationery store) • Paintlounge (drink while learning to paint) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Lamhan Banh Mi • Insomnia (late night / early morning) • Café Diplomatico • Rudy (smash burgers) • Future Bakery • Korean Village Restaurant • Sushi on Bloor • Buk Chang Dong Tofu • Piano Piano • Mapo Korean BBQ • P.G. Clucks • Ballaro • Pompette • Il Covo • Trattoria Taverniti • Country Style Hungarian Restaurant • Isabella’s Mochi Donut • DaiLo • Sneaky Dee’s (+ great nachos) • Bar Raval (+ food) • Toby’s (+ food) • Bierra Volo (+ food) • Mrs. Robinson • The Madison House (enormous series of pubs w/ giantinterconnecting patio) • Pauper’s Pub (large pub w/ rooftop patio) • Korean Karaoke (various spots in Koreatown) • Dream Escape Room • Snakes & Lattes (boardgame café / bar) • Sneaky Dee’s (upstairs bar) • Bangarang (cornhole + field games bar) • Track & Field (bocce ball games bar) • Dance Cave (young, hipster / student dance with not aggressive music) • Lee’s Palace (live music venue – check listings) • Houndstooth (karaoke on Thursdays) Studiously ritzy 6.5 / 10 Morning to afternoon a • Royal Ontario Museum (ROM – natural history museum) • Museum Subway Station • University of Toronto Campus (square between Huron, Bloor, Queen’s Park, College) • Philosopher’s Walk • Robart’s Library (“Crazy Library” on map) • Yorkville Shopping (Cumberland St. and Yorkville Ave.) – super rich people shopping • Bloor St. Shopping (Bloor from Yonge to Avenue) – normal rich people shopping • Yorkville Rock • Toronto Public Reference Library – Comic Book Store • Queen’s Park • Legislative Assembly of Ontario Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Salad Days • Korean Food Court • M’Zaar • Chic-fil-A • Okonomi House • Gelato • PLANTA (vegan) • Figures (comic book themed restaurant) • Wish • 7 West Café • Trattoria Nervosa • Ramen Raijan • Tokyo Kitchen • Hattendo Bakery (on Baldwin St.; not shown on map) • Hemingway’s (+ food) • The Pilot (+ food) • Artful Dodger • Firkin on Bloor • Prenup Pub • Duke of York • Royal Conservatory of Music • 888 Yonge St. (go to front desk and say, “I’ve been sent by Ryan Smith to ask Michael Bathurst for a tour, please.”) • Writer’s Room Bar (in Hyatt Hotel – 18th floor; go for one drink and the view) Lakeside and outdoorsy 7 / 10 Morning to noon • Humber Bay Park (East and West) • Humber River Bridge • Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat • Humber Bay Shores Park • Humber Bay Park Trail / Martin Goodman Trail • Sunnyside Park (includes beach) • Ontario Place • Coronation Park • Trillium Park • Fort York National Historic Site • Marylin Bell Park • Little Tibet neighbourhood (try Om Restaurant!) • Liberty Village neighbourhood • Exhibition Place Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Gravity Pizza Café (includes a Starbucks) • Brodflour (bakery) • Burger Drops • Ono Poke Bar • Balzac’s Liberty Village • Eden Trattoria • Krazy Roll • School • Chiang Mai • Firkin on the Bay (+ food) • Black Sheep • Liberty Commons at Big Rock Brewery (+ food) • Firkin on the Bay (+ food) • Black Sheep • Liberty Commons at Big Rock Brewery (+ food) • Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club • Marilyn Bell Disc Golf Course • Medieval Times (+ food) • Queen Elizabeth Theatre (event venue – check listings) • Budweiser Stage (event venue – check listings) • BMO Field (catch a TFC soccer game) • The Sand Trap (golf simulator) • Joe Rockhead’s (indoor rock climbing) • Paramount Golf (indoor driving range) Gentrified hipster 10 / 10 Day and night • Trinity Bellwoods Park (grab a coffee or beer and relax on the grass while people watching) • Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market (Tuesday from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.) • Trinity Bellwoods Dog Park • Graffiti Alley (the alley just south of Queen between Portland and Spadina) • Shops along Queen (Ossington to Bathurst) • Doc’s Leather (leather goods, as well as rarities and oddities) • Breakfast / Brunch spots along Dundas (Gore Vale to Bathurst) • Theatre Passe Muraille (indie playhouse) • The Great Hall (various events – check listings) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Banh Mi Boys • Mean Bao • Frisaca (Mexican) • North of Brooklyn (pizza) • Bang Bang (ice cream) • Reposado • Bar Koukla • Terroni • Smoque N’ Bones • Bernhardt’s • Golden Turtle • Bellwoods Brewery (+ food) • Shameful Tiki Room • Gift Shop (speakeasy) • Mother • BarChef • Pastiche • Rivoli (live music, pool hall) • Sweaty Betty’s (chill patio, picklebacks) • Get Well (arcade bar, pizza, beer selection) • The Painted Lady (live music, burlesque show) • Gladstone House (karaoke, live music, trivia, etc.) • Done Right Inn (chill patio) • Bovine Sex Club (live music, comedy) • Drake Hotel (live music, lounge) Original hipster 9.5 / 10 Day and night • Kensington Market (Augusta Ave. from College to Dundas) • Garden Car • Blue Banana • Cocktail Emporium (great store for barware) • Vintage / Artisan Clothing Shops along Kensington Ave. and Augusta Ave. (between Baldwin and Dundas) • Join the dumpling debate! Try both Mother’s Dumplings and Dumpling House to compare Toronto’s top dumpling restaurants for yourself • Taco Gus • Golden Patty (doubles) • The Dirty Bird • Chungchun Rice Dog • Pho Hung • Dipped Donuts • Banh Mi Nguyen (best banh mi in town) • Chinese Bakery • Mother’s Dumplings • Dumpling House • Juicy Dumplings • Rol San • Grey Gardens • Panemar • Maker Pizza • Black Bird Bakery • Dim Sum King • Seven Lives • House of Gourmet • Kensington Brewery • El Rey Mezcel Bar • The Aud & the Fuzz (+ food) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Handlebar (karaoke, open mic, live music) • Supermarket • Trinity Common • Our Spot • Ronnie’s Local • Grossman’s Tavern (can get shady, but good live music) • Pedestrian Sundays (sidewalk sale event that occurs on certain Sundays in Kensington Market throughout the Summer) Eclectic downtown 8 / 10 Dusk till dark • Yonge + Dundas Square • Nathan Phillips Square / New City Hall • The TORONTO Sign • Old City Hall • Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson University) • Yonge Street Shops (from College/Carlton to Queen) • Cathedrals on Church (from Gould south) • Toronto Eaton Center (giant downtown mall) • Trinity Square Labyrinth (outline on asphalt) • Little Japan (Dundas from Yonge to University) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Fran’s (sit upstairs if possible) • Salad King • Banh Mi Boys • Blaze Pizza • Five Guys Burger and Fries • Eaton Center Food Court (multiple options) • World Food Market (food trucks) • Queen and Beaver • The Senator • Kinka Izakaya (equivalent of Guu in B.C.) • Don Don Izakaya • Konjiki Ramen • Japango • Yueh Tung Restaurant • 3 Brewers (+ food) • Warehouse (+ food) • Joey’s Eaton Center (+ food) • Jack Astor’s / Milestones patio (great view of Yonge + Dundas Square) • Imperial Pub (go to upstairs library bar) • Jazz Bistro • Massey Hall (event venue – check listings) • Elgin Winter Garden Theatres (see if you can get a tour) Quick & quaint 7 / 10 Village = Night Rest = Daytime • Riverdale Farm • Riverdale West Park • Gay Village – i.e., “The Village” (Church from Wellesley to Gerrard) – best at night • Residential Homes in Cabbagetown (very old neighbourhood) – best during day • Allan Gardens Greenhouse – best during day • Allan Gardens Dog Park (lots of dogs go here) – best during day • Menagerie Pet Shop • Canada’s National Ballet School / Shoe Room • Loblaw’s Flagship Store (used to be Maple Leaf Gardens) • Golden Diner (Breakfast) • Loblaw’s (Maple Leaf Gardens location only) • Q Sushi • Ginger (Pho / Vietnamese; go to the one at Church and Wellesley, not on Yonge St.) • House on Parliament (HOP) • Smith Restaurant • Torch (Sushi) • The Keg (Mansion Location only) • Tinuno (eat with your hands!; in St. James Town – not shown on map) • Stout (+ food) • Hair of the Dog • Super Bargain • Bar Volo (+ food) • Phoenix Concert Hall (tickets likely required in advance) • Crews & Tangos (drag bar) • Storm Crow Manor (fantasy nerd themed bar) • O’Noir (dining in complete darkness; supports blind charities) • Woody’s (the bar from Queer as Folk season 1) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show Touristy hipster 8.5 / 10 Nighttime • Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) • Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) – funky looking building • Grange Park (includes dog park) • CTV Building • Shops along Queen (Bathurst to Spadina) • Bars / Restaurants / Clubs along King (Tecumseth to University) • Roy Thompson Hall / Toronto Symphony Orchestra • Canada’s Walk of Fame • Mirvish Theatres (Broadway-style plays) • Fashion District • Scotiabank Theatre (movie theatre, VR game play) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Ginger (Pho / Vietnamese) • Rudy (smash burgers) • Kibo Sushi • Warehouse (be warned) • La Carnita / Sweet Jesus • Alo (reservation needed) • Momofuku • Chubby’s Jamaican Chicken • WVRST (+ beer) • Shangri-La Lobby and Bar (+ drinks - $$$) • Wide Open • BarHop (+ food) (2 locations) • Petty Cash (+ food) • Melrose • Town Crier • Northern Maverick • The Rex (jazz bar) • Rivoli (live music, pool hall) • Horseshoe Tavern (live music, famous venue) • Ballroom (bowling bar) • The Black Bull (Toronto’s oldest pub with giant patio) • Par-Tee Putt (mini-putt bar) • Yuk-Yuk’s Comedy Club • Second City (improv / sketch comedy club) • Escape Manor (escape room) • Rock ‘N’ Horse Saloon (country bar w/ mechanical bull) • Grace O’Malleys (dancing) • Dublin Calling (rowdy, young Irish bar) Old town touristy 7.5 / 10 Afternoon • St. Lawrence Market • The Distillery District • St. James Cathedral • Financial District (big buildings; not much else) • Hockey Hall of Fame • Union Station • Berczy Park (giant dog-themed water fountain) • Flatiron Building (Gooderham building) • Toronto’s First Post Office (museum) • Hudson’s Bay Center (large department store – “The Bay”) • The PATH (an underground walkway with shops and food courts) • Cluck Cluck’s Chicken & Waffles • Mr. Sushi • Quick Sushi1 • Buster’s Sea Cove1 • Uno Mustachio1 • Carousel Bakery1 • Future Bakery1 • Assembly Chef’s Hall • George St. Diner • El Catrin Destileria ($$$) • Soma Chocolate • Terroni • Richmond Station • Patrician Grill • AAA Bar (+ drinks) • Modern Wok (located underground in the PATH – can be tricky to find; at food court at University and Wellington) • Bierbistro • C’est What? (+ food) • Mill St. Brewery (+ food) • The Corner Place • King Taps (+ food) – lame Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • CRAFT Beer Market • Bier Markt • Brash and Sassy • The Flatiron and Firkin (+ food) • Betty’s • Airship37 (gallery / events space – check listings) • The Walrus Pub & Beer Hall • The Reservoir Lounge (live soul / R&B + dancing) – classy joint ($15 cover) • The Esplanade Bars (see map) • P.J. O’Brien’s Pub (good for after-work happy hour) • The Sultan’s Tent (belly dancing show + food) Touristy, but worth a visit 7 / 10 TOURISTY HARBOURFRONT The sun is shining • C.N. Tower • Roundhouse Park • Harbourfront Center / Concert Stage • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal • HTO Park / HTO Beach (man-made) • Toronto Music Garden • Martin Goodman Trail Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Boxcar Social • Shoeless Joe’s • BeaverTails • Any Hotdog Vendor near Skydome • Amsterdam BrewHouse (+ food) • Taverna Mercatto • Evviva Breakfast & Lunch • Vagabondo • Miku • Amsterdam BrewHouse (+ food) • Real Sports Bar (watch a game at a jumbo sport bar) • REC Room (giant arcade / play games, win prizes) • Skydome (Roger’s Centre) – catch a Blue Jay’s game; they rarely ever sell out and are very affordable for a major sports league game • Air Canada Center – catch a basketball game or concert • Steam Whistle Brewery (get a tour; they’re quick and cheap) • The Powerplant (contemporary art gallery) • Cross to the Toronto Islands (by ferry or water-taxi) • CBC Canada Building / Welcome Center Touristy and charming 8.5 / 10 TORONTO ISLANDS • Centre Island Pier • Center Island Beach • Gibraltar Point • Gibraltar Point Lighthouse • Artscape (art gallery) • Hanlan’s Point Beach / Nude Beach • Ward’s Island Beach • Ward’ Island Homes (quaint and beautiful homes on the island) • Toronto Island Inner Harbour (great view of Toronto) • Avenue of the Island (fountains and reflecting pools) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Subway • Pizza Pizza • Carousel Café The sun is shining • The Island Greek Grill • The Upper Deck • Far Enough Farm • Centreville Amusement Park • The Boat House • Toronto Island Bicycle Rentals (includes tandems and buggies) • Toronto Island Disc Golf Course • Island Airport Ferry / Tunnel (free way to get onto the island) • Toronto Island Tram Tour • William Meany Maze (hedge maze) Traditional cool 6.5 / 10 THE DANFORTH & CHINATOWN EAST Afternoon to early evening • Riverdale Park East (city skyline view) • De Grassi St. (famous because of old teen drama “De Grassi” high, starring Drake) • Greektown (Danforth from Chester to Jones) • Chinatown East (Gerrard from Broadview to Howland) • Oji Seichi (ramen) • Pho House • Qui Ling • Doc Hoa’s Tom’s Kitchen (Asian) • Square Boy • Lady Marmalade (brunch) • Completo • Rodeo Brazilian Steakhouse • Athens Restaurant • Herby • The Wren • Sing Sing BBQ House • Farside • The Only Café • The Auld Spot • Louis Cifer (+ food) - kinda meh Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Danforth Music Hall (event venue – check listings) • Tenjin Karaoke Bar • Kop’s (record shop) • Mom’s Basement • Danforth Bowl • ZED*80 Arcade Bar Actual hipster 9.5 / 10 Early evening to night • Brewer’s Mile (unofficial name for strip of 10 breweries in the east-end) • Leslieville Mural • Frank Zappa Mural • Leslieville Pumps General Store & Kitchen (+ food) • Leslieville Dollhouse (35 Bertmount Ave) • Bobbette & Belle (fancy bakery) • Scout in Leslieville (stationery store) • Up To You (boutique shop) • The Circus Fix (ariel silks gym) • Reflections Vintage & Antiques • Gadabout (vintage & antiquities) • La Carnita • Kibo Sushi • O Sushi • Glory Hole Donuts • The Source Bulk Foods • Urban Bulk Emporium • Leslieville Cheese Market (free samples!) • Te Aro • Dave’s Hot Chicken • Gale's Snack Bar • Radical Road (+ food)1 • The Comrade • Rorshach (+ food)1 • Godspeed (+ food)1 • Left Field1 Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • Avling (+ beer)1 • Descendent Pizza • Blackbird Bakery • Lan Vietnamese • Craig’s Cookies • Eastside Social • Great Solomon’s • La Cubana • Pinkerton’s Snack Bar • Wynona • Saulter Street1 • Betty’s East • Eastbound1 • Brickworks Cider House1 • Broadview Hotel (+ food) • The Opera House (event venue – check listings) • Crow’s Theatre (indie playhouse) • Black Lab Brewery (dog-themed brewery)1 • In The Groove (record shop) 1 Part of Brewer’s Mile A beautiful stroll 7.5 / 10 The sun is shining • Tommy Thompson Park • Leslie St. Spit / Outer Harbour East Headland (long path through a nature conservatory in Lake Ontario – extends further south than the Toronto Islands!) • Toronto Harbour Lighthouse • Cherry Beach • Cherry Beach Dog Park • Martin Goodman Trail • Eastern Beaches • Tim Hortons • Cherry St. BBQ • The Keating Channel (+ food) • Against the Grain • BATL (Axe Throwing) • Toronto Windsurfing Club • Hanlan Boat Club • Sailing Clubs (Mooredale, Westwood, St. Jamestown) • Bike Rentals (download “Bike Share” app to use; you will go over the ½ hour limit if you do the entire path, but it is worth it) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show Beach resort town 8 / 10 Weekdays in the sun • The Boardwalk / Martin Goodman Trail • Silver Birch Beach Off-Leash Dog Park • Kew Gardens • Woodbine Park • Queen Street (from Coxwell to Neville Park) • Glen Stewart Ravine / Ivan Forrest Garden (short hike) Sponsored by: www.trivia.show • COBS Bread • Bagels on Fire • Garden Gate • Ed’s Real Scoop • Beaches N’ Cream • GG’s • The Beacher Café (brunch) • Sauvignon Bistro • Hogtown Smoke • Mira Mira • Beaches Brewing1 (+ food) • Breakwall • Stone Lion • Isabella's Mochi Donut • Woodbine Beach / Volleyball • Kew Beach • Murphy’s Law (rooftop patio) • Riptide Beach Pub • HISTORY (event venue owned by Drake – check listings) • Toronto Beach Club (beach front patio) • Beaches Cinema • The Fox Theatre 1 Part of Brewer’s Mile